IP: ACM1: Beyond Cyberspace

[Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

ACM examines the future of information technology (IT) and the
potential impact of IT on science and society at "ACM1: Beyond
Cyberspace," a special Conference (March 12-14, 2001) and
Exposition (March 10-13), held at the San Jose Convention
Center. Register at: http://www.acm.org/acm1.

Speakers include: Steve Ballmer (Microsoft), David Baltimore
(California Institute of Technology); Rodney A. Brooks (MIT AI
Lab); Bill Buxton (Alias/Wavefront); Vint Cerf (WorldCom);
Rita Colwell (NSF); Sylvia Earle (National Geographic Society);
Shirley Ann Jackson (RPI); Dean Kamen (DEKA and FIRST);
Alan Kay (Disney Imagineering); Ray Kurzweil (Kurzweil
Technologies, Inc.); Marcia McNutt (Monterey Bay Aquarium
Research Inst.); Martin Schuurmans (Philips Center for Industrial
Technology); and Neil de Grasse Tyson (Hayden Planetarium),
with Bob Metcalfe as Master of Ceremonies.

The FREE "hands-on" Exposition, a "field day for the mind,"
geared for families and kids, will showcase the latest R&D
software & hardware from 70+ companies, universities, and
research/educational institutions. ACM1 also features a FREE
Educators Day (March 10th) that will address broad educational
initiatives and provide educators with provenstrategies for
engaging girls and minorities in technology-based education.
For ACM1 educational offerings:
http://www.acm.org/acm1/educators.



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